Final Cut Pro 5 Virus Settings

Does anyone know the recommendations for virus scan on a mac running Final Cut Pro? Is there a preferred product?
Thanks in advance.

The prefered product is NONE.
Virus protection software often looks at large video files as the handywork of a virus and will cause all sorts of havoc.
If you MUST run a virus software (due to the dictates of a corporate IT department or some other cause you have no control over) run Virex 7.5 and then run VIREXHALT.command which is a terminal utility that will turn off virex (kill the app) when needed. I believe Patrick Sheffield has a link to it on his site and it can be found here.
By killing the Virex processes before you run FCP, they will not interfere with your editing.
Good luck.
x

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